nfl most penalties committed by a team that was shut out

The Chicago Bears have the most penalties by a team in a shutout, with 16 penalties against the Baltimore Colts on December 5, 1965.

Interpreted as:
NFL most penalties committed by a team that was regular-season shut out
TEAMPENSHODATETMOPPRESULTTD1DWNOFFOPP OFF3DWN%4DWN%
1Bears
Bears
16
1
12/5/1965
@
W
13-0
1
18
418
222
2Steelers
Steelers
15
1
10/24/1976
@
W
27-0
3
18
331
151
3Lions
Lions
15
1
9/22/1968
vs
W
42-0
6
22
468
167
449ers
49ers
14
1
10/11/1998
@
W
31-0
3
30
459
167
46.7
0.0
5Falcons
Falcons
14
1
10/9/1977
@
W
7-0
1
11
243
188
6Packers
Packers
13
1
10/18/2009
vs
W
26-0
2
23
435
149
50.0
7Oilers
Oilers
13
1
1/2/1994
vs
W
24-0
3
25
363
164
66.7
100.0
8Eagles
Eagles
13
1
11/23/1989
@
W
27-0
3
22
381
191
9Raiders
Raiders
13
1
9/18/1977
vs
W
24-0
3
21
317
121
10Bears
Bears
13
1
11/4/1951
@
W
27-0
3
21
392
175
11Saints
Saints
12
1
10/8/2023
@
W
34-0
4
17
304
156
33.3
12Cowboys
Cowboys
12
1
11/25/1999
vs
W
20-0
2
15
324
275
21.4
0.0
13Ravens
Ravens
11
1
9/10/2017
@
W
20-0
2
17
268
221
42.9
14Rams
Rams
11
1
12/7/2014
@
W
24-0
3
19
329
206
50.0
15Cowboys
Cowboys
11
1
1/3/2010
vs
W
24-0
3
21
474
228
38.5
0.0
16Saints
Saints
11
1
12/16/1991
vs
W
27-0
3
26
475
117
60.0
17Chargers
Chargers
11
1
10/8/1978
vs
W
23-0
2
19
298
156
18Raiders
Raiders
11
1
10/26/1975
vs
W
25-0
3
23
354
157
19Raiders
Raiders
11
1
9/29/1974
@
W
17-0
2
17
247
203
20Cowboys
Cowboys
11
1
10/15/1972
@
W
21-0
3
21
390
175
21Chargers
Chargers
11
1
10/29/1961
vs
W
37-0
4
13
312
304
22Texans
Texans
11
1
12/4/1960
vs
W
24-0
3
19
344
147
23Steelers
Steelers
11
1
12/16/1956
@
W
23-0
3
11
253
85
24Redskins
Redskins
11
1
11/13/1955
vs
W
7-0
1
15
225
212
25Rams
Rams
11
1
9/26/1954
@
W
48-0
6
26
563
196
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for penalties going back to the 1950 season.

More Bears Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

3,942

Williams

Caleb Williams

RUSH

1,087

Swift

D'Andre Swift

REC

713

Loveland

Colston Loveland
Team Rankings

PPG

25.9

9th

OPP PPG

24.4

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

144.5

3rd

PASS YDS/G

234.8

12th

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9
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2 - 0

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9
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8
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